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Definition of Tamus
1. Noun. A genus of tuberous vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes.
Generic synonyms: Plant Genus
Group relationships: Dioscoreaceae, Family Dioscoreaceae, Yam Family
Member holonyms: Black Bindweed, Black Bryony, Tamus Communis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tamus
Literary usage of Tamus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1842)
"tamus, a Memphite by birth, had been appointed by the Persians prefect of Ionia;
and having held that post some time, he was obliged to leave his province, ..."
2. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"tamus, a Memphite by birth, had been appointed by the Persians prefect of Ionia;
and having held that post some time, he was obliged to leave his province, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1889)
"... of tamus communis. By WALTER GARDINER, MA It would appear from the" author's
more recent researches that the perforation of the walls of the endosperm ..."
4. The Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"tamus, a Memphite by birth, had been appointed by the Persians prefect of Ionia;
and having held that post some time, he was obliged to leave his province, ..."
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